Nonrefillable bottle



C. W. FREID.

NONREFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED 05s.]. I920.

' 1 ,42 5, 95 7, Patented Aug. 15, 1922..

J ,I Ill-1311125(Fr-E111 45 i nates a bottle of any approved type, having the retaining sleeve B, and the reciprocably Write me M te? em crema ns w. resin, or soon meme, MINnEsoTA.

NONREFILILABLE some ToaZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES W. FREIma citizen of the United States, residing at Good Thunder, in the county of Blue Earth and State of Minnesota, have invented certain, new and useful Improvements in Nonrefill provision of a non-refillable bottle, which cannot be refilled by submerging the bottle at any angle.

A further'object of the invention is the provision of the non-refillable bottle of the above described character, which includes a buoyant valve construction to prevent refillseating shoulder"12, and provided at the uping. I

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following detailed description. I

' In the accompanying drawings forming a p'art'of this specification, and in which like characters designate like parts throughout the same:

'Figure 1 is a fragmentary cross sectional view of the bottlehaving the improved nonrefilling construction embodied therein.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view taken on-the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

-Figure 3 is an enlarged cross sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the letter A desigmounted valve C, mounted within the neck D of the bottle A. c v

I The bottle A while of any approved'type, is

- preferably of such formation, that the'neck D is sufficiently long to have formed therein the annular seat 10, near the outlet 11 of the neck D, and which is relatively long, being provided at the-lower end thereof with the specifieationjof Letters Patent.

Application filed. December 7, 1920. Serial end 20' of the sleeve within the neck D of the bottle A.

second seat 15, is provided in the neckrD ofthe bottle, immediately below the annular seat 10, and which communicates with the annular sea't 10 through the passageway 16 as'defined by the seated shoulder 12; the second-seat being preferably'conica'l in formav tion,'the enlarged end 17 lying adjacent the shoulder 12, and gradually tapering to v the Patented Aug.

per end with the. instruck shoulder 1 1.

inlet 18, into'the interior. 19 of the bottle A... The retaining sleeve'B is adapted for. seat-' innwithinthe annular seat 10, and is prefer;- ably formed'of somenon corrosive material, preferably metal, which is sufficientlyplt,

. able to be adjusted into itspositionfwithinthe annular seat-10. The lower end 20' of the retaining sleeve Bis adapted: for seating upon the shoulder12, the wall of the'retains; ingsleeve B at theend 20. being relatively walls at th'evend 2liof-theretainingi sleeve B, opposite the end 20. The passageway 22 within the sleeveB, is gradually constricted I toward the inlet of the bottle. Overlapping?- baffles 24 and 25 are gpovided adjacent the formed that a passageway 26;is provided in'- termediate the-free ends 127 of, the retaining sleeve B thus I insuring; removal 10f the "conthick in comparison ;to the thicknessof thev and which areso tents of the bottle always-travelling over ,a. tortuous path upon the release-thereof from within' the bottle A. The-baffles 24 and; 25' have in reality been constructed to prevent; the insertion of any articlefor tampering withthe valve C, the construction of which will be hereinafter more fully disclosed for engaging the instruck-shoulder 14 to firmly retain the sleeve B in ZLfiXQCl position- The valve C is preferably of'glass or some analogous material, being-preferably pyramidal in formatiom'and' adaptedfor seating upon the conical 'seat-,1 5,.-within the neck D The upper end 21 ofthe ,sleeveB-is adapted i of. the bottle A.-- The interior '30. of thevalve C ishollowed, andhermeticallv, sealed-by "5,

the structure of the valve itself, thus providing abuoyant body, adapted to: float, when an attempt is made to refill thebottlelby submerging the same at an angle, in order to seat itself upon the conical seat to'prevent refillingfthe bottleA Pr jections 31, Pref-i.

erably fourin number, are provided npon the horizontal-top surface 2320f the valve G,L in order to provide freepassageways, 33, inc-, termediate'the ends .34 ofthe proje0tiOIl 3-1- In the assemblage of the device, the bottle A is first filled with the desired substance, the valve C is then dropped through the neck D into position on the conical seat 15 it bein understood of course that the the sleeve B is distorted, or inturned, by

manual means, or upon some rotating tool,

in such manner that the end 21 will rest beneath and abut the instruck shoulder 14-, thus providing that there will be a con tinuous and non-obstructed exit from the bottle, preventing tampering with the sleeve B for its removal.

In operation, to empty the contents of the bottle, the cork (not shown) is moved from the outlet of the bottle, and upon turning of the bottle to dispose the neck D downwardly, the valve C will by gravity drop, so that the tops of the projection 31 will abut the undersurface 20 of the sleeve B, thus insuring that the liquid or contents of the bottle will flow freely past the valve,

through the passageways 33 intermediate the projection ways 31, into the interior of the sleeve B, through the passageway 26 as defined by the bailles 24; and 25, and outwardly through the outlet 11 of the bottle A. Sinceuthe valve acts by gravitation, and is reciprocable within its seat in the neck D, it follows that upon disposal of the bottle A so that the neck D will be uppermost, the

valve C will drop into its seat 15, thus sealing the entrance to the interior 19 of the bottle A, and preventing refilling of the bottle. Should an attempt be made to fill the bottle by submerging the same in a liquid, and disposing the longitudinal axis of the bottle at any angle, the valve C, due to its buoyancy will float to a closed position.

It is'to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention orthe scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. In a non-refillable bottle, thecombinw tion of a bottle having a tapering seat there in adjacent the bottle opening, said seat converging inwardly of the bottle, a buoyant valve having downwardly converging sides adapted for placement on the seat in said bottle, and means for rendering said valve inaccesslble, yetperrnittmg operation thereof to empty the bottle, and prevent refilling thereof.

2; in a non-refillable bottle, the co1nbination with a bottle, of a non-corrosive retaining sleeve of pliable material, and a valve disposed adjacent the retaining sleeve adapted for co-action therewith to permit emptying of the contents of the-bottle and. prevent the refilling of the bottle,

In a non-refillable bottle, the combination with a bottle, a neck upon said bottle having a seat near the outlet thereof, and a second seat immediately below said first mentioned seat, a retaining sleeve disposed upon said first mentioned seat, having an end thereof adapted to be distorted to.en gage said neck, to prevent removal therefrom, and a valve reciprooably disposed upon said'second seat and adapted to co-aot with said retaining sleeve to permit emptying of the contents of the bottle and preventing the refilling of the bottle.

4. In a non-refillable bottle, thecornbination, of a bottle having a neck thereon provided with an instruck annular seat near the outlet thereof, and a conical seat imme tion, of a bottle, having a neck thereon provided with an inst-ruck annular seat near the outlet thereof, and a conical seat immediately below said annular seat, a retaining sleeve adapted to be disposed within said first mentioned annular seat and having an end thereof adapted to be inturned to tightly wedge the retaining sleeve within said seat, said retaining sleeve having overlapping baflle plates disposed upon the interior thereof, a hollow pyramidal shaped valve reciprocably mounted upon said conical seat immediately below said retaining sleeve and provided with projections there on adapted for co-action against said retaining sleeve to provide a passageway for permitting emptying of the contents of the bottle, said valve acting under gravitation to assume its seat to prevent refilling of the bottle.

6. In a non-refillable bottleQthe combina tion of a bottle having a seat thereinqadjavalve inaccessible, yet permitting operation thereof to empty the bottle and prevent re filling thereof.

7 The combination with a bottle having a downwardly tapering seat in the neck thereof, a hollow downwardly tapering float valve disposed 0-, said tapering seat, said valve having spaced lugs upwardly thereof, and a retaining sleeve in the neck of said bottle upwardly of said valve seat and normally spaced from said valve lugs when the valve is resting in its seat, said valve adapted for operation upon its seat to per- 7 s. In a non-refillable bott1e,'"the c mbination .of a bottle having a seat therein,,a

valve disposed upon said seat, anda noncorrosive retaining sleeve of pliable material adapted for distortion to retain the same in the neck of said bottle upwardly of saidvalve and for rendering said'valve inaccessible to permit emptying of the con i tents of said bottle, and prevent refilling of said bottle.

i 7 CHARLES REID. 

